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Shiluvari Lodge is set on the Banks of the Albasini Dam and overlooks the picturesque Soutpansberg Mountains...the cool, thatched chalets form the perfect base from which to explore 'this land of legend'. On site facilities include the award winning wood-owl country restaurant, the Hog & hound pub and fireplace, wrap-around al-fresco terrace, lakeside swimming pool and motorized raft for sunset cruises. One of the first properties worldwide to be accreddited with the FTTSA trademark (Fair trade and tourism south africa)

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... where Amy decided to give up the ghost, the middle of nowhere. Complicating the issue, was this being Saturday, which was bound to pose some difficulties. After many attempts to start the truck, some unsuccessful assistance from another tour company, numerous phonecalls to who knows where, about who knows what, we were informed that a mechanic was on the way. Some five hours later, the mechanic arrives to revive Amy, and within a half hour, Amy is up and running ...

... we quickly finished off from the morning as we didn't finish in time for breakfast. The rest of the day was then ours to do what we wanted. However because I was on babies I had to hang around for 12.30pm and 5pm to help feed them. This evening I got to look after the TLC vervets for the night in my room. I had to give them porridge before bedtime and then cover them with a blanket for the ...

... use a tout! I was horrified , but it was already too late. But the outcome was that we were through both sides of the border in 30 mins! The 8th July is Anne Balmer's 60th birthday which was actually the reason for our trip. We were supposed to have had a champagne evening n the trip! Doggy has always wanted to go to Ben Lavin reserve near Louis Trichardt, and even though th weather was bitterly cold and ...

... ovens, the traditional rondeval has a thick cooling wall and dense thatch which provides cool in the baking summers. It can also be built without resorting to importing bricks, so if you need a granny flat, just start mixing the mud and straw and you have it! One project is doing just that, finishing off the rondevals with bathrooms, running water and electricity. ...

Our next stop was at the monument to the 'Battle of Viiegenpan'. Nearby is the actual battle site and we overlooked a small thickly treed and scrub filled valley where the ambush by the Boers on a largish British group took place.

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